Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sangatte today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sangatte at 3AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Sangatte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | W 7 | W 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | SSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 77 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:00PM7.53m | 4:23AM7.35m | 4:40PM7.27m | 5:03AM6.98m | 5:21PM6.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.60m | 11:18AM0.94m | 11:38PM0.96m | 11:55AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 77 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 777 | 762 | 762 | 514 | 543 | 558 | 558 | 561 | 546 | 544 | 274 | 460 | 460 | 449 | 476 | 449 | 1235 | 924 | 218 |
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